Course requirements

You can apply for nearly any undergraduate course at UTS if you:

There are a few courses with special requirements. See the list of courses with special requirements below.

What qualifications will be considered in my application?

Recent school leaver qualifications

If you're a recent school leaver, you'll be considered for admission based on your ATAR (or equivalent Year 12 result e.g. International Baccalaureate, interstate or overseas equivalent qualifications), plus any adjustment points you are eligible for through the various admissions schemes we offer. 

If you have an overseas secondary qualification, check that it is on the commonly accepted qualifications list (opens external site).

Non-recent school leaver qualifications

If you're a non-recent school leaver, these qualifications are considered for admission to most UTS courses, in addition to your Year 12 results (there are a few exceptions, see courses with special requirements below).

Australian university qualifications

Undergraduate study

If you have completed some study from a Bachelor or Associate degree within the same course and institution*, this can be considered for entry to courses at UTS:

  • Business and Science courses: 0.2 years of full time equivalent study or more (12 credit points at UTS or equivalent)
  • Arts and Social Sciences, and Design, Architecture and Building courses: 0.5 years of full time equivalent study or more (24 credit points at UTS or equivalent)
  • Law and Engineering and IT courses: 0.5 years of full time equivalent study or more (24 credit points at UTS or equivalent) from a Bachelor degree; 1 year of full time equivalent study or more from an Associate degree
  • All other courses not mentioned above: 1 year of full time equivalent study or more (48 credit points at UTS or equivalent)
  • Courses with special entry requirements: please check the course-specific page for admissions requirements
  • Combined courses: the course with the higher requirement applies, e.g. you need to complete 1 year of full time equivalent study or more to be considered for Bachelor of Public Health Bachelor of Business.

*combined studies from different courses to make up the length of study required are not considered

Postgraduate study

  • A completed Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters (coursework or research)
  • Doctorate (complete or incomplete)

Tertiary preparation and foundation studies programs

All courses at UTS will consider: 

  • NSW TAFE Tertiary Preparation Certificate (gained from 1997 onward)
  • Other completed Tertiary Preparation Courses from Australian institutions

TAFE and private provider studies

All courses at UTS will consider: 

  • Completed AQF Diploma or Advanced Diploma 
  • Completed Associate Diplomas that required one year of full time study or more

Engineering, Information Technology, Business and Science courses at UTS will also consider: 

  • Completed Certificate IV

Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) 

Most UTS courses consider the STAT Multiple Choice Test taken in the 3 years before the year of admission (e.g. for 2025 admission, STAT results obtained in 2024, 2023 or 2022 can be considered).

Courses that do not consider this test include scholarship courses, accelerated nursing courses or single and combined Law courses.

Other qualifications

If your qualification is not mentioned above, please submit a ASK UTS enquiry with:

  • your UAC application number (if you already applied); and
  • your qualification documents (e.g. transcripts and certificate).


We'll review your documents and let you know if your qualification will be considered. Please note that a determination cannot be made for all qualifications. Some will require UAC to formally assess via an application (opens external site) or their Qualification Assessment Service (opens external site).

Courses with special requirements

Some courses have their own special entry requirements. Click on the courses below to find out more.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.